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. 2020 Aug 6;383(6):592-594.
doi: 10.1056/NEJMc2013400. Epub 2020 May 13.

Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in Domestic Cats

Peter J Halfmann  1 , Masato Hatta  1 , Shiho Chiba  1 , Tadashi Maemura  1 , Shufang Fan  1 , Makoto Takeda  2 , Noriko Kinoshita  3 , Shin-Ichiro Hattori  3 , Yuko Sakai-Tagawa  4 , Kiyoko Iwatsuki-Horimoto  4 , Masaki Imai  4 , Yoshihiro Kawaoka  4
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Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in Domestic Cats

Peter J Halfmann et al. N Engl J Med. .
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Figure 1.
Figure 1.. Virus Titers from Nasal Swab Specimens.
Three inoculated cats were infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) on day 0. Three cats with no previous SARS-CoV-2 infection (direct contact) were cohoused in pairs (pairs 1, 2, and 3) with the inoculated cats on day 1. Nasal and rectal swab specimens were obtained on days 1 through 10. PFU denotes plaque-forming units.
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